Malavika Santhebennur

Bruce Campbell shines in this episode as Sam Axe, out for justice when he discovers his friend, Detective Kevin Baruchel, is dead and Baruchel's partner, Detective Pete Jackman, is the one who ordered the killing.

Campbell combines the witty one-liners (''Either tell me where my friend is or you find out what it's like to be a casserole'') with an equally enjoyable dramatic performance, completely overshadowing Michael Westen's (series star Jeffrey Donovan) parallel story about his decision to give the flash drive filled with information on the people who burned him to the government via Jesse's (Coby Bell) old handler, Marv (Richard Kind). Keep an eye out for an old nemesis.